| John Commins | |
| Fullname: | John Eugene Commins |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg-spin |
| Club1: | Western Province |
| Year1: | 1960-61 to 1968-69 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 10 |
| Runs1: | 110 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.85 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 29 not out |
| Deliveries1: | 1434 |
| Wickets1: | 27 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 27.77 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/0 |
| Date: | 5 December 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44531.html ESPNcricinfo |
John Eugene Commins (6 November 1941 - 2 January 2013) was a South African cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Western Province between 1960 and 1969.[1]
Commins, a leg-spin bowler, had a good debut season for Western Province in 1960-61 when he took 22 wickets at an average of 18.50, including his best figures of 5 for 32 against Eastern Province.[2] [3] However, he played only four more first-class matches over the next eight seasons.
He was murdered in Cape Town.[4] [5] He was the uncle of John Commins who played in the Proteas team in 1994 and 1995.